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The Week Ahead

Mixing It Up

Interleague play will ramp up next week, as clubs prepare to face unfamiliar opponents and American League pitchers hit the cages hoping to avoid embarrassing themselves.

The two-start roster for the upcoming week holds a dearth of high-quality options in the AL. The better pitchers on the list are either struggling or lined up for tough road match-ups (or both), and there are several guys who should probably be outright avoided. The Senior Circuit is much more flush with strong candidates, including Cliff Lee, Clayton Kershaw and the surging Jeff Samardzija.

If you're hurting for help in an AL-only league, check out the streamer suggestions on the next page or gamble on one of the "Decent Plays." NL players shouldn't have much trouble finding palatable options.

Interleague play will ramp up next week, as clubs prepare to face unfamiliar opponents and American League pitchers hit the cages hoping to avoid embarrassing themselves.

The two-start roster for the upcoming week holds a dearth of high-quality options in the AL. The better pitchers on the list are either struggling or lined up for tough road match-ups (or both), and there are several guys who should probably be outright avoided. The Senior Circuit is much more flush with strong candidates, including Cliff Lee, Clayton Kershaw and the surging Jeff Samardzija.

If you're hurting for help in an AL-only league, check out the streamer suggestions on the next page or gamble on one of the "Decent Plays." NL players shouldn't have much trouble finding palatable options.